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authorAlan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>2020-08-07 14:50:29 +0300
committerDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>2020-08-07 19:44:56 +0300
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bpf, doc: Remove references to warning message when using bpf_trace_printk()
The BPF helper bpf_trace_printk() no longer uses trace_printk(); it is now triggers a dedicated trace event. Hence the described warning is no longer present, so remove the discussion of it as it may confuse people. Fixes: ac5a72ea5c89 ("bpf: Use dedicated bpf_trace_printk event instead of trace_printk()") Signed-off-by: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/1596801029-32395-1-git-send-email-alan.maguire@oracle.com
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@@ -246,17 +246,6 @@ program is loaded the kernel will print warning message, so
this helper is only useful for experiments and prototypes.
Tracing BPF programs are root only.
-Q: bpf_trace_printk() helper warning
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-Q: When bpf_trace_printk() helper is used the kernel prints nasty
-warning message. Why is that?
-
-A: This is done to nudge program authors into better interfaces when
-programs need to pass data to user space. Like bpf_perf_event_output()
-can be used to efficiently stream data via perf ring buffer.
-BPF maps can be used for asynchronous data sharing between kernel
-and user space. bpf_trace_printk() should only be used for debugging.
-
Q: New functionality via kernel modules?
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Q: Can BPF functionality such as new program or map types, new